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Twin Cities Dunkers Fund

Making a Difference - $1,302,238 cumulative total

Donations for the 2023 Twin Cities Dunkers Fund Drive
sets a new single-year record for donations!

Totals for the night for the more than 220 members and guests in attendance won't be surprised to hear that the more than $195,000 raised is a record single-year total for donations to the Dunkers Fund.

The Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx were the 2023 sponsors of the event providing a live auction item of a road trip with the team next season - team plane, team hotel, team workouts, team meals - the whole deal!  The trip brought at record $25,000 for a single item bid!

As part of the sponsorship, the program's for this year was a conversation with Ethan Casson, the team CEO, and Michael Grady, the TV play-play announcer for the team.

In mid August the Dunkers Fund Committee voted to distribute a record $195,000 to the athletic programs of the Twin Cities public high schools. Each of the 14 schools will receive $12,500 to purchase uniforms, equipment and other needs. In addition, the committee awarded $10,000 to the overall athletic programs of both the Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools for needs that benefit the entire district or multiple schools.

The Dunkers Fund is a program that started in 1997 as a program to provide a couple scholarships to a few deserving students. In 2011 it transitioned into a program that, as of 2023, provided $1,302,238 in financial assistance to the 14 Twin Cities high schools to help them purchase much needed athletic uniforms and equipment. 



Past Years


Donations for the 2022 Twin Cities Dunkers Fund Drive total $161,350...
cumulative total exceeds one million dollars!

With a record 250 Dunkers members and their guests in attendance, 2022 donations by Twin Cities Dunkers to the 14 Twin Cities high school athletic programs reached $161,350. That means the cumulative total since the program started in 2011 is now at $1,107,588!

This is the second year that one of the local sports teams hosted the event.  This year the event was hosted by the Minnesota Vikings along with AMS Global and the Minnesota Sports Authority Facilities and was attended by a record 250 Dunkers at the Delta Club in U. S. Bank Stadium. Last year it was the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The dinner as on April 17, 2022.

The evening’s program, MC’d by Dave Mona, included, along with dinner and drinks, welcoming remarks by Vikings president and Dunker member Andrew Miller, a silent auction, remarks by Minneapolis Hockey high school team coach Joe Dziedzic, and a robust live auction with auctioneer Glen Fladeboe. The program’s special guest this year was legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant in a “talking football” conversation with  Mark Rosen.

The Dunkers Fund is a program that started in 1997 as a program to provide a couple scholarships to a few deserving students. In 2011 it transitioned into a program that, as of 2022, provided $1,107,588 in financial assistance to the 14 Twin Cities high schools to help them purchase much needed athletic uniforms and equipment.



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